Trump Postpones Executive Order on AI

The federal government has recently been grappling with the risk of cutting-edge artificial intelligence models.

President Donald Trump is joined by grocery chain owners and politicians as he speaks in the Oval Office on May 21, 2026. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

President Donald Trump said on May 21 that he would delay signing an anticipated executive order on artificial intelligence (AI) after becoming dissatisfied with its current form.

“Because I didn’t like certain aspects of it, I postponed it,” Trump told reporters during an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) event at the White House on Thursday.